Female choir
Outside of Hungary, Gyöngyösi’s name is primarily known for his choral art. The a cappella works, based almost exclusively on Latin sacred texts, cover a wide range of human existence and emotions, from joyful, rhythmic works (GLORIA KOJONIENSIS; IUBILATE DEO) to depressive, apocalyptic sadness (QUO IBO A SPIRITU TUO), angry-desperate mood (DOMINE DEUS MEUS; DIXIT IN CORDE SUO; DE PROFUNDIS) and comforting, tender, loving works (O MARIA, NOLI FLERE; CARITAS PATIENS EST; BEATI MUNDO CORDE). In recent years, he has been writing large-scale choral cycles to the texts of the Holy Week liturgy (TENEBRAE RESPONSORIA).
Ad te levavi
Commissioned by Yuko Nanba & Kurashiki Boys’ and Girls’ Choir (Japan)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 6’30”
Year of composition: 2025
Text: Psalm 123
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: Kurashiki Boys’ and Girls’ Choir (Japan), cond. by Yuko Nanba
Alleluia
Commissioned by Kathleen Rodde & Phillip A. Swan
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2014
Venue and date of the first performance: ?
Performers: Cantamus Choir (Iowa, USA), cond. by Kathleen Rodde
Audio
Cantamus Choir (Iowa, USA), cond. by Kathleen Rodde
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt Music)
Asperges me
Commissioned by Fukiko Gotoda (Japan)
Genre: Children’s choir
Duration: 2’30”
Year of composition: 2015
Text: Psalm 51
Orchestration: S, MS, A, Tamb, 2 Bongos
Venue and date of the first performance: Luther Church, Osaka, Japan, 12. 05, 2015
Performers: Ensemble TOC, cond. by Makiko Takuma
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Ave Maria
Commissioned by László Durányik and Aurin Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2016
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, MS1, MS2, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Kecskemét, Hungary, 2017
Performers: Aurin Girls’ Choir, cond. by László Durányik
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Beatus omnis
Commissioned by Makiko Takuma and Shimizudani Senior High School Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2017
Text: Psalm 128
Orchestration: S solo, S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: St Michael Church, Budapest, Hungary, 05. 06. 2022
Performers: Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt Music)
Beatus vir
Commissioned by Kaposvár city
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2002
Text: Psalm 1
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Debrecen, Hungary, 2003
Perfomers: Childrens’ Choir of Júlia Bányai Elementary School, cond. by Ágnes Tóth
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Caelum et terra
Commissioned by Fukiko Gotoda, Dénes Szabó & Cantemus Children’s Choir, to the 25th anniversary of Japanese-Hungarian choral friendship
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2017
Text: Matthew 24:35
Orchestration: S, MS, A, 2 Tamb
Venue and date of the first performance: Pesti Vigadó, Budapest, Hungary, 09 23, 2018
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Cantate Domino (1997)
Commissioned by Katalin Kiss
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2’30” (without repetitions)
Year of composition: 1997
Text: Psalm 95
Orchestration: S1,2, A1,2
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály Institute, Kecskemét, Hungary, 08. 08, 1997
Performers: Choir of the Kodály Seminar Kecskemét, cond. by Katalin Kiss
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Aurin Girls’ Choir, cond. by László Durányik
Sheet music (Ars Nova Editio, Kecskemét)
Cantate Domino (2019)
Commissioned by Kathleen Rodde (USA) and 8 other choral conductors
Genre: Female choir with accompaniment
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2019
Text: Psalm 98
Orchestration: S, MS, A, Vl, Vlc, Bongo
Venue and date of the first performance: Lutheran Church, Budapest, Hungary, 10. 03, 2019
Performers: Occasional choir, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Audio
Occasional choir, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Caritas patiens est
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2018
Text: 1Cor 13, 4-8
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 11. 09, 2019
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Seisen Girl’s Choir, Japan,cond. by Mikiko Sato
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt Music)
Confitebor tibi Domine
Commissioned by Makiko Takuma and Shimizudani Senior High School Choir (Osaka, Japan)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3’30”
Yea of composition: 2017
Text: Psalm 138
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Confitemini Domino
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Cantemus Children’s Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2010
Text: Psalm 136
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Tours (France), 2010
Performers: Cantemus Children’s Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Convertere, anima mea
Commissioned by Gabriella Thész and the Children’s Choir of the Hungarian Radio
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2011
Text: Psalm 116
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: All Japan Choral Competition, 08. 24, 2014
Performers: La Para Fuente (Japan), cond. by Mikiko Sato
Audio
La Para Fuente (Japan), cond. by Mikiko Sato
Video
La Para Fuente (Japan), cond. by Mikiko Sato
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Deus ultionum
Commissioned by László Durányik and Aurin Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2′
Year of composition: 2011
Text: Psalms 94 & 14
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Palace of Arts, Budapest, 05. 28, 2012
Performers: Aurin Girls’ Choir, cond. by László Durányik
Audio
Seisen Girl’s Choir (Japan), cond. by Mikiko Sato
Video
Aurin Girls’ Choir, cond. by László Durányik
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Da pacem, Domine
commissioned by Kathleen Rodde (USA)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2017
Audio
Cantamus Choir (Iowa, USA)
cond. by Kathleen Rodde
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt Music)
Dixit Dominus
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composiution: 2017
Text: Psalm 110
Orchestration: S1,2, A1,2
Venue and date of the first performance: Pesti Vigadó, Budapest, 09. 23, 2018
Performance: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Dominus pascit me
Commissioned by Valéria Szebellédi and Magnificat Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2023
Text: Psalm 23
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: House of the Hungarian Music, Budapest, October 9, 2025
Performers: Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Audio
Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet Music (Universal)
Exsultate, iusti
commissioned by Mikiko Sato & La Pura Fuente Choir (Japan)
Genre: female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2025
Text: Psalm 33
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, October 5, 2025
Performers: La Pura Fuente Choir, cond. by Mikiko Sato
Audio
La Pura Fuente Choir, cond. by Mikiko Sato
Sheet music (Universal)
Gloria Kajoniensis
Commissioned by Valéria Szebellédi and Magnificat Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir with accompaniment
Duration: 7′
Year of composition: 2008
Text: János Kájoni: Cantionale Catholicum (1797)
Orchestration: S, MS, A solo, S, MS, A tutti, VL 1,2 (ossia Pf-te), Bongo, Tamb
Venue and date of the first performance: Lehel Square Catholic Church, Budapest, 12. 2008
Performers: Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Audio
Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Video
Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
In te, Domine
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir; transcription of the cantata In te, Domine, speravi
Genre: Female choir with accompaniment
Duration: 18′
Movements: 7
Year of composition: 2018
Text: Psalm 71
Orchestration: S, MS, A, Pf-te
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Iubilate Deo
Commissioned by Kathleen Rodde
Genre: Female choir with accompaniment
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2012
Text: Psalm 66
Orchestration: S1, 2, MS, A, Vl1,2, Bongo, Tamb
Venue and date of the first performance: Iowa (USA), 2012
Performers: Cantamus Choir (Iowa, USA), cond. by Kathleen Rodde
Audio
Cantamus Choir (Iowa, USA), cond. by Kathleen Rodde
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Iubilate Domino
Commissioned by Fény Children’s Choir (Tokorozawa, Japan)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2′
Year of composition: 2017
Text: Psalm 100
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, 2018
Performers: Fény Children’s Choir, Tokorozawa, Japan
Laudate Dominum
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2013
Text: Psalm 148
Orchestration: S, MS, A, Tamb
Venue and date of first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 2014
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Laudate Dominum de caelis
Commissioned by Zsuzsanna Gráf and Angelica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2011
Text: Psalm 148
Orchestration: S1, 2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Szervita Square Church, Budapest, 04. 19, 2013
Performers: Angelica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dávid Dinya
Audio
Angelica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Zsuzsanna Gráf
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Laudate pueri Dominum
Commissioned by Kathleen Rodde (USA) and 10 other choral conductors
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3’15”
Year of composition: 2016
Text: Psalm 113
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: USA, 2017
Performers: Cantamus Choir, cond. by Kathleen Rodde
Video
Young Women’s Chorus San Francisco (USA), cond. by Susan McMane
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Miserere mei, Deus
commissioned by Mikiko Sato & La Pura Fuente Choir (Japan)
Genre: female choir
Duration: 4’15”
Year of composition: 2025
Text: Psalm 51
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue & date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Misericors Dominus
Commissioned by Valéria Szebellédi and Magnificat Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2015
Text: Psalm 116
Orchestration: S, MS, A1,2
Venue and date of the first performance: Liszt Academy, Budapest, 10. 02, 2015
Performers: Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Audio
Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Missa Lux et Origo
Commissioned by György Béres
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 16’30”
Movements: 5 (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Ite missa est)
Year of composition: 2004
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A1, 2
Venue and date of the first performance: University Church, Budapest, 10. 17. 2004
Performers: Iubilate Girls’ Choir, cond. by Ferenc Sapszon
Audio
Iubilate Girls’ Choir, cond. by Ferenc Sapszon
Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Ite missa est
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Missa Quarta
Written to Tamotsu Hirai’s (Japan) 77. Birthday
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 18′
Year of composition: 2017
Movements: 5 (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei)
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Yokohama (Japan), 06. 21, 2018
Performers: Trinity Choir (Yokohama, Japan), cond. by Tamotsu Hirai
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Nolite timere
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2’30”
Year of composition: 2018
Text: Luke 2, 10-12
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 2019
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
O Maria, noli flere
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2’30”
Year of composition: 2014
Text: Medieval hymn by Philippe de Grève
OIrchestration: S1,2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, 07, 2014
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
O vos omnes
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 6′
Year of composition: 2014
Text: Lamentations of Jeremiah
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, 07, 2014
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Omni die dic Mariae
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2′
Year of composition: 2014
Text: Medieval hymn by Bernard de Cluny
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Lutheran Church, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 10. 08, 2015
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Parvulus natus est nobis
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 6′
Year of composition: 2010
Text: Isaiah
Orchestration: S1,2, MS1,2, A1,2
Venue and place of the first performance: University Church, Budapest, Hungary, 10. 04, 2011
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Plaudite manibus
commissioned by Mikiko Sato & La Pura Fuente Choir (Japan)
Genre: female choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2025
Text: Psalm 47
Orchestration: S, MS, A, clap
Venue & date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Quare fremuerunt gentes
Commissioned by Yuko Nanba & Kurashiki Boys’ and Girls’ Choir (Japan)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 2’15”
Year of composition: 2025
Text: Psalm 2
Orchestration: S, MS, A, clap, stomp
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: Kurashiki Boys’ and Girls’ Choir (Japan), cond. by Yuko Nanba
Quo ibo a spiritu tuo
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2012
Text: Psalm 139
Orchestration: S, MS1,2, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 2012
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Regina coeli
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Cantemus Children’s Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2016
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 08, 2016
Performers: Cantemus Children’s Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Video
Cantemus Children’s Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Salve Regina
Commissioned by Vera Strauszné Könözsi
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 16′
Movements: 7
Year of composition: 2000
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S solo, Fl, Arpa, Female choir
Venue and date of the first performance: Hungarian Radio, Budapest, Hungary, 12. 01, 2001
Performers: Anna Korondi – S solo, István Matúz – Fl, Júlia Szilvásy – Arpa, Chorus Matricanus Women’s Choir, Százhalombatta, cond. by Vera Strauszné Könözsi
Audio
Emőke Baráth – S solo, Evelin Balog – Fl, Klára Bábel – Arpa, Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
1 Salve
2 Salve Regina
3 Ad te clamamus
4 Ad te suspiramus
5 Eia ergo
6 Et Iesum
7 O clemens
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Sicut cervus
Commissioned by André van der Merwe and Stellenberg Girls’ Choir (South-Africa)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4’30”
Year of composition: 2013
Text: Psalm 42
Orchestration: S, MS1,2, A
Venue and date of the first performance: A38 ship, Budapest, Hungary, 03. 18, 2014
Performers: Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Audio
Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Video
Magnificat Girls’ Choir, cond. by Valéria Szebellédi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Super flumina Babylonis
Commissioned by Mikiko Sato and Seisen Girls’ Choir (Japan)
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2016
Text: Psalm 137
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, 2017
Performers: Seisen Girl’s Choir, cond. by Mikiko Sato
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Ubi caritas et amor
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2011
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S1,2, MS1,2, A1,2
Venue and date of the first performance: University Church, Budapest, Hungary, 10. 04, 2011
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Audio
Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Dénes Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Vanitatum vanitas
Commissioned by Péter Ordasi
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 7’30”
Year of composition: 2001
Movements: 2
Text: Ecclesiastes
Orchestration: S1,2, A1
Venue and date of the first performance: Minorite Church, Szeged, Hungary, 05. 21, 2002
Performers: Pál Kardos Female Choir, cond. by Péter Ordasi
Audio
Pál Kardos Pál Female Choir, cond. by Péter Ordasi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Veni Creator Spiritus
Commissioned by Dénes Szabó and Pro Musica Girls’ Choir
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2021
Text: medieval hymn
Orchestration: S, MS, A
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 08. 27, 2022
Performers: Pro Musica Girls’ Choir, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Veni Iesu
Commissioned by Valér Jobbágy
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2003
Text: Kájoni: Cantionale Catholicum, 1797
Orchestration: S1,2, MS1,2, A1,2
Venue and date of the first performance: Hungarian Radio, 12, 2003
Performers: Puellae Women’s Choir, cond. by Valér Jobbágy
Venite, exsultemus Domino
Commissioned by Ágnes Tóth
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2002
Text: Psalm 94
Orchestration: S1,2, MS1,2, A1,2
Venue and date of the first performance: Debrecen, Hungary, 2003
Performers: Debrecen Children- and Youth Choir, cond. by Ágnes Tóth
Audio
Debrecen Children- and Youth Choir, cond. by Ágnes Tóth
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Vihar (Storm)
Commissioned by Debrecen City, to the opening concert of the XIXth Béla Bartók International Choir Competition
Genre: Female choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2002
Text: Domokos Szilágyi
Orchestration: S, MS, A, 2 Tamb. picc, Gran cassa
Venue and date of the first performance: Arany Bika Hotel, Debrecen, Hungary, 07. 02, 2002
Performers: Debrecen Children- and Youth Choir, cond. by Ágnes Tóth
Audio
Debrecen Children- and Youth Choir, cond. by Ágnes Tóth
